Effective B2B demand generation increasingly incorporates marketing automation. Combined with a marketing database and a reasonable amount of content, the right marketing automation platform can significantly increase the number of qualified leads delivered to your sales people.
The most effective marketing teams use marketing automation. Their campaigns include multiple channels and identify quality prospects.…
There is no question that I like marketing automation. I study it, write about it and consult with our clients on how to better utilize it to maximize their day-to-day lead generation activities. I have active accounts with multiple platforms and am always evaluating new tools that either complement or claim to do something better than the others. …
Marketing automation isn’t a silver bullet. You can’t just buy a tool, turn it on and think that customers will start falling off the trees. Unfortunately, that’s exactly how many marketing automation vendors are selling these solution and as a result, many first time implementations stagnate and fail to achieve results before throwing in the towel.…
Is Marketing Automation Right for Your Business?
Despite all the buzz and excitement about marketing automation, it’s simply not for everyone. Sure it can be an incredibly powerful tool for generating leads and accelerating lead conversion, but it can also be an incredible waste of time and money. Before you make a commitment to using a marketing automation solution, review these five guidelines for answering the question: “Is marketing automation right for your business”.…
When you think of lead nurturing as a B2B lead generation process designed to educate, profile and build meaningful relationships with your customers and prospects, the concepts and strategies that you employ to achieve your desired results naturally lend themselves to utilizing a marketing automation solution. Both are predicated on accurately managing the timing of each communication to meet a specific objective and prospect need.…